S. Mahunka szerk.: Folia Entomologica Hungarica 32/1. (Budapest, 1979)

Epidamaeus (Akrodamaeus) flagellatus Bai. and Mah., comb.n. Dimensions: Average ventral length of ten specimens 520 ji (range 487-578 u); average maximum notogastral width 349 u (range 318-390 u). Remarks: The absence of tibial seta d on all legs and the sparse leg setation (numerically identical to E. flagelloides) suggest placement of this species in the subgenus Akrodamaeus, which are Epidamaeus species lacking spinae adnatae (NORTON 1979b) rather than the genus Metabelba, in which it was originally placed (BALOGH and MAHUNKA 1969b). Besides the lack of spinae adnatae and the presence (usuaUy) of remnants of nymphal exuviae on Fig. 3. Epidamaeus (Akrodamaeus) flagellatus Bal. and Mah. : A, leg I (trochanter omitted); B, femur, genu and tibia IV; C, tarsus IV (all antiaxial aspect) the notogaster, E. flagellatus can be distinguished from E. flagelloides by having relatively longer legs (Fig. 3, A-C) of somewhat different shape than the latter. Leg IV is about 1.8 times the ventral body length, and femur IV is 1.5-1. 6 times the length of trochanter IV. The proximal stalk of femora I and IV is about 0. 6 times the whole femoral length, whereas it is 0.5 in E. flagelloides. Distally, the femoral bulb is more strongly tapered in E. flagellatus. Other differences is shape can be seen in the figures. There are no porose areas on the tibiae.